Technology Toolbox

Web Resources:

HTML Code & Notepad

W3 HTML 4 Guide TOC Great Guide for getting started

HTML Color Chart Loving Colors this is the site for you

HTML Code Editor Quick List Yep, it's quick and gets you what you need.

The Simple Spark Catalog has a comprehensive listing of apps to help you organize the web and create really cool resources from the web. Check out Simple Spark http://simplespark.com/

Listal is a place where you can list, rate, review and share all sorts of stuff http://www.listal.com/</span>

Keep track of all your blogs and podcasts with Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

Bookmarks 24/7 from any computer any time try Simpy http://www.simpy.com

Create Videos from you pictures today by using ANIMOTO http://animoto.com/

Image Generator ~ Create Images for your wikis, blogs, websites and more

http://www.imagegenerator.org/

You Tube in the Classroom:

http://www.edutopia.org/teachers-tour-you-tube This is an article from edutopia that talks about basic ways to use youtube in your classroom. SLB

http://esl.about.com/od/listeninglessonplans/a/youtube.htm This is a lesson plan idea for how to use youtube in a lesson to benefit English Language Learners. SLB

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6403265.html This is a great site that helps teachers sift through the "junk" of youtube and get to what is relevant in the classroom. SLB

http://teachertube.com/ This is where you will find what is most relevant in the classroom. SLB

http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show?id

649749%3ATopic%3A117169 This is a discussion forum of the different ways teachers have been using youtube in their classrooms. SLB

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/02/favorite-inspirational-youtube-clips.html Favorite Inspirational Youtube Clips and Youtube in Education from CoolCatTeacher Blog. DMG

You Tube's School History Discussion Forum http://www.youtube.com/group/schoolhistory

Does your school ban You Tube, then try converting and downloading with Zamzar and download to a gp3 so quicktime can play it. http://www.zamzar.com/ After they convert it they send it to your email so you can download it. Really pretty easy. DMG

Not Just You Tube in the Classroom

DFilm Movie Maker http://www.dfilm.com/live/mm.html DFilm Blog Post from Learning Technology Teacher Development Blog http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2007/04/make-you-own-animated-movies.html

Blogs:

Support Blogging.com http://supportblogging.com/Educational Blogging Excellent website that looks at blogging as an educational tool. A perfect addition to our toolbox. DMG

EduBlogs http://edublogs.org/features/ Blog hosting site for Education. DMG

Check out this blog on Sketchcasts! I found it very interesting. http://sketchcast.com/blog AAC

Interactive Whiteboards:

Article on the difference in pricing between smartboards and interactive mimios http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1217 BNT

The following site explains what interactive whiteboards can do in the classroom. It also includes tutorials on how to use the whiteboards and other useful software to use with the interactive whiteboards. http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html BNT

Most awesome website on how to create interative whiteboard surfaces anywhere with just a projector and a Nintendo Wii remote. Watch the how to videos--it's a must! http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ BNT

Great list of educational resources for use in your proposal for a tech grant, especially if you are asking for an interactive white board. Majority of files are in PDF. http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ed/iaw/docs/IAWResearch.pdf BNT

Smart board information and resources--including lesson ideas, programs, case studies, costs etc. http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed Resource/ BNT

Podcasts:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/ Site from Nat. Geo. with FREE podcasts.KEP

http://www.teacherspodcast.org/ Good compilation of educational podcasts. KEP

http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=11531 Good elementary podcasts for the classroom. KEP

http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcasting_Glossary.html Great glossary of POD terms...homepage is thorough, too! KEP

http://www.learninginhand.com/podcasting/create.html Shows steps in creating podcasts for both kids and teachers. KEP

http://spspsteacher.blogspot.com/ This is a very helpful site if your school uses Powerschool for grading! KEP

Digital Storytelling:

Suggested Book: Digital Storytelling: A Creator's Guide to Interactive Entertainment by Caroly Handler Miller, ISBN-10: 0-240-80510-0

Websites:

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/introduction.htm Reviews uses of digital story telling RMD

http://www.umass.edu/wmwp/DigitalStorytelling/Digital%20Storytelling%20Main%20Page.htm This web site was designed to help teachers use digital storytelling to encourage students to write. RMD

http://www.inms.umn.edu/elements/ Reviews the elments of digital storytelling RMD

http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm Examples of digital storytelling from around the world. A good place to get ideas. RMD

http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/jan02/banaszewski.htm This is an article in which an educator shares his use of digital storytelling and the motivating effects on students views of themselves as writers RMD

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/ds.html I love webenglishteacher. Not only will this site lead you to other sites with examples of and instruction for digital storytelling but there are links to many other LA lessons. RMD

http://www.wmich.edu/pt3/ds/look.html Preparing tomorrow's teachers to use technology ~ The Look by Craig Jacobson DMG

Webquests

http://teachersmentor.com/science_socstudies/using_webquests.html

This is a good introduction site for webquests. AAC

http://webquest.org/index-resources.php

This site has a variety of resources including explanations, useful links, and lesson ideas for implementing webquests in the classroom. AAC

http://teacherweb.com/TWQuest.htm

This link walks you through creating your own webquest. There is a free 30 day trial. AAC

http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM99/

This link has some good middle school MATH webquests. There is an interesting on discussing the national debt. AAC

http://www.suelebeau.com/webquests.htm

This link has a lot of great information explaining what a webquest is, why to use them, along with several webquests sorted by subject area. AAC

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml

This is an article that explains what each part of the webquest is suppose to contain. There are also resources to help you get started creating your own webquest. AAC

http://connections.smsd.org/highlands/creating_webquests.htm

Here is a fun site with tips for creating your own webquest. AAC

Cool Free Photo Montage Site

www.onetruemedia.com SLB